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Need a New Presentation Tool?
Looking for a new tool for presentations? Try emaze.com! By signing up you get a free account which allows you to build presentations up to 200mb. There are some really captivating themes on this online tool. It works a little bit like Prezi, but it is MUCH EASIER. You can embed video and pictures or any…
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MindMapping and More!
LucidChart is an amazing tool that is being added to our Google Apps. It can create MindMaps, Diagrams, FlowCharts, and can be shared like any other Google Doc. I’ve tested this one and it is very easy to use. It is also very robust in that it will allow merging of charts, as well as layers.…
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Great Online WhiteBoard Connect to Google Drive!
Realtime Board Many of you have explored online type whiteboards. These are like the old whiteboards a student might use in class except that they reside in the ether (online). The benefits of this are that you can usually download and share thsese items. Also you can use them with multiple classes. As part…
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Opal Davis Dawson on Twitter: 12 roles for Goole Drive in Classroom @TeachThought #satchat http://t.co/Xwtoqmu5DB
12 roles for Google Drive in Classroom #satchat http://t.co/jVbSOwZkUM #edchat #sunchat #edtech Source: twitter.com See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom
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Leveraging Skype for Learning
The first day of school the students completed the start of year Computer Investigation for me. This gave me some great insights into how our students use computers and what they need. One of the biggest standouts was the number of students who use SKYPE on a daily basis. Knowing this gives us a chance…
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Rubrics! Start your year off with a new rubric for technology.
I am very proud of the technical skills of the ISB HS Faculty owns and demonstrates on a daily basis. As you are integrating technology you might need some help assessing technology in the classroom. I came across this posting which gives a plethora of rubrics for grading different technology assignments. They are all rubrics…
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Start of the 2014-15 School Year!
Hopefully everyone had some time to relax and recharge for the new school year. I am back and ready to go. Here is the first weekly installment of our Technology Resources for Teachers! Remember that I you can subscribe to this page or checkout my Educational Technology Tips and Tricks page. Want a really fun…
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How Teachers Can Use Social Media in the Classr…
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom Your students are posting personal updates and Tweeting anyway, so why not incorporate these tools into their schoolwork? Read on for tips to help you do it. See on www.scoop.it
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Does Losing Handwriting In School Mean Losing Other Skills Too?
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom Learning to write by hand has learning benefits that could be neglected if too much focus is put on keyboarding. ChristopherBell‘s insight: This is an ongoing discussion between my English Teacher friend and I. I think the real question is why are we still teaching…
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The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom This year’s “The Learning Curve” report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the world’s educational systems (which we’ll talk about in a different post). What I find even more interesting is…
